Miss Margaret Narwin In Philip Malloy's 'National Anthem'

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Miss Margaret Narwin has taught English for 21 years at Harrison High. Her students think she is a really nice person and she is favored by many. “I like Miss Narwin,” said Allison Doresett. Except on this day she was asked to resign because of a young boy.

Philip Malloy started to hum the National Anthem, Miss Narwin politely asked him to stop but he wouldn’t. She asked again but he wouldn’t stop. He was sent to the principal's office not for singing but for being disrespectful, Philip Malloy accused Miss Narwin for being unpatriotic but this was not the case at all. He was suspended. Miss Narwin objected to him getting suspended, objected strongly. In fact, Miss Narwin was blamed for his suspension. It seems the whole story has gotten